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Pat Donnellan of Clare says he and his colleagues have achieved their “target” of getting into Division 1A but Sunday’s Allianz HL semi-final against Kilkenny is a chance “to see where we’re at come the championship”.

Asked if Clare would have no fear of the Cats, however, Donnellan was cautious.

“I wouldn’t say that, not when you’re playing a big team. The first thing for us is to work on our performance and make sure that’s okay rather than worrying about how Kilkenny or Tipperary or Cork or whoever are going to play.